Sustainability Curriculum Project

Sustainability Curriculum Project

The University of California is a signatory of the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. The Commitment obligates signatory campuses to, among other things, take action to “make climate neutrality and sustainability part of the curriculum and other educational experience of all students.” Currently, 19 academic units offer 68 sustainability-related courses and 78 sustainability-focused courses. UCI is home to an undergraduate minor in Global Sustainability and several sustainability-related degrees at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

The Sustainability Curriculum Project works with faculty, staff, and students from across campus to assess UC Irvine’s current curriculum capacity and to develop new formal education programs in sustainability. View 2011-2013 activities. Students can also find sustainability education outside the classroom through the Global Sustainability Resource Center.

As a counterpart to the faculty task force, a student advisory council on sustainability education (SACSE) brings student perspective into the planning of new formal education programs in sustainability. The scope of the SACSE’s role depends largely on the initiative and passion of the members. Read more.

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UC Irvine’s legacy of sustainability began when shovel first hit dirt at the dedication of the campus by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. Today, UCI continues to go beyond the classroom to put research to work to improve lives, the community, and the world.